“Slovakian Hockey Team: Tomáš Tatar and Adam Sýkora Withdraw from 2023 World Cup”

(RIGA, from our correspondent) Attacker Tomáš Tatar will not complete the Slovakian team in Riga, Šport24.sk reported. Not even youngster Adam Sýkora will join the national team.

“I texted him at night and he informed me of his final decision. The Slovak team will not strengthen at this year’s championship,” he said for Šport24.sk, the general secretary of the union, Miroslav Lažo.

About non-participation

Adam Sýkora

attacker, 18 years old

“href=” then writes journalist Samuel Grega on his Twitter account. So it looks like the Slovakian roster for the World Cup has been finalized.

Our neighbors have been bracing for the arrival of the captain from last year’s tournament for the past few days:

Tomas Tatar

attacker, 32 years old

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Defender Šimon Nemec already arrived in Riga yesterday, but his more experienced partner will not imitate him. “It’s a huge shame, but on the other hand, I understand him. He has had a busy season,” acknowledged secretary Lažo.

Apparently, the fact that he does not have a signed contract in the NHL for next year also played a role in Tatar’s decision. This year, he played a total of 92 games for New Jersey and recorded 49 points (21+28).

Eighteen-year-old Sýkor’s breakthrough into the famous league is (probably) still to come. Currently developing as a New York Rangers prospect, he spent April gathering experience on an AHL farm.

He became widely known to fans last year in Finland, when he scored a goal at the World Cup as the youngest player in the history of the Slovak national team. He then spent the majority of the season in Nitra.

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